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Blame game as insurers dump doctors
| Blame game as insurers dump doctors [message #174906] |
Mon, 11 November 2013 10:27 |
CyberkNight
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Let the blame game begin over ObamaCare's oversights.
The nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, claims the Affordable Care Act is responsible for forcing it to boot doctors from its Medicare Advantage program that serves thousands of elderly patients in the New York metro region.
CEO Jack Larsen, under fire for separating seniors from their MDs, took out full-page ads to explain that cuts in Medicare spending forced the insurer's hand.
"We are working to collaborate with a more focused network of physicians to help us provide higher quality and more affordable health care coverage to meet the needs of our members, and help them get more from their health plan benefits," Larsen said.
"This work has become even more urgent in light of the severe funding reductions for Medicare Advantage plans that have come from Washington."
Even fervent supporters of ObamaCare are investigating complaints that elderly patients are being unnecessarily separated from their doctors.
"We've met with New York doctors and we're looking for the best way to ensure seniors maintain access to the doctors they want," said Max Young, a spokesman for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
"We're looking at why United has kicked doctors off their plan, and if their explanations are truthful."
The politicians will soon be hearing from enraged seniors.
Full article: http://nypost.com/2013/11/09/blame-game-begins-over-obamacar e-debacle/
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